iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA
70 hedge funds and large institutions have $258M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
4.07% more ownership
Funds ownership: 97.1% → 101.17% (+4.1%)
2% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.04M | Put options by funds: $1.06M
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 72 → 70 (-2)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $290M → $258M (-$31.5M)
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 9
31% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 26
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BBVA
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Madrid,
Spain
|
+$14.2M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$5.23M |
| 3 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.87M |
| 4 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.72M |
| 5 |
ECM
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
|
+$1.71M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$20.1M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$3.41M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$3.3M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$3.07M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$2.49M |
EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review
70 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $258M — down 11% from $290M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of EZA and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.
The largest buyer was Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, adding an estimated $14.2M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $20.1M sold.
- 70 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q3 2023, down from 72 in Q2 2023.
- Funds reported $258M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q3 2023, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 9 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, an estimated $14.2M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q3 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $20.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.